ဘဏ်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from English bank, transcribed with a retroflex nasal ဏ (na.) to conform to ဘဏ္ဍာ (bhanda, “property, finances”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဗန်
• IPA^(key): /bàɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: bhan • ALA-LC: bhaṇʻ • BGN/PCGN: ban • Okell: bañ

Noun

ဘဏ် • (bhan)

1. bank (financial institution)

Derived terms

• ဘဏ်တိုး (bhantui:)
• ဘဏ်တိုက် (bhantuik)
• ဘဏ်နှုန်း (bhanhnun:)
• သွေးဘဏ် (swe:bhan)
• သွေးလှူဘဏ် (swe:hlubhan)

 

Further reading

• “ဘဏ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.